David Abraham is a percussionist in the Cincinnati, OH region, active as a teaching artist, chamber musician, and soloist.
David is devoted to honoring the traditional repertoire involving percussion, while seeking new ways to explore the instrument. He has performed with members of revered groups such as Eighth Blackbird, the Bang on a Can All-Stars, and Percussion Group Cincinnati. He has also appeared at music festivals such as the Bang on a Can Summer Music Festival, The Cortona Sessions for New Music, Summer Institute for Contemporary Performance Practice, and The Chosen Vale Percussion Seminar.
A founding member of All of the Above ensemble, David and his contemporary chamber music ensemble band-mates collaborates with various composers to create new works for the ‘pierrot+percussion’ instrumentation. The ensemble made their international debut as ensemble-in-residence at the 2017 Cortona Sessions for New Music in Cortona, Italy. As the current Ensemble-in-Residence at Cincinnati’s Xavier University, All of the Above made their Carnegie Hall debut in December of 2017.
David earned his Doctor of Musical Arts degree (DMA) from the University of Cincinnati College-Conservatory under the tutelage of the renowned members of Percussion Group Cincinnati — James Culley, Allen Otte, and Russell Burge. He also earned additional degrees from Central Michigan University (MM) and Portland State University (BM) while studying with Dr. Andrew Spencer and Dr. Joel Bluestone respectively.
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